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Computer Recycling in Portland

Posted on September 20, 2010 | Leave a comment

Why is Computer Recycling Important?

Free Geek Computer Recycling PortlandComputers contain dangerous toxins and carcinogens that leach into the environment if not treated properly. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency classifies computers as “hazardous household waste”. Indeed, the materials used in computers are cause for serious public health and environmental concerns, especially considering the volume of computers that we dispose of.

Rapid technological advancement and planned obsolescence are creating an ever-increasing surplus of electronic waste. Currently, only about 15% of computers are recycled, with the rest being dumped in landfills or incinerated, releasing toxic materials like lead, cadmium and mercury into the environment. Continue reading →

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E-Cycle Environmental: Computer Recycling Made Easy

Posted on April 27, 2009 | 3 Comments

E-Cycle Environmental: Environmentally Friendly Office Recycling
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E-cycle Environmental provides companies an easy and safe way to dispose of retired electronics while keeping those very same companies in compliance with federal and state laws. Their offer? Let them help you free up wasted office space and conserve our environment.

It’s been common knowledge for several years that computer technology, ever on the rise and constantly evolving, creates its own obsolescence in very short cycles. E-Cycle Environmental finds that “it is estimated that Continue reading →

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Eco-Friendly Technology Recycling: GreenDisk

Posted on January 26, 2009 | Leave a comment

Recycling Tech Junk and Unused or Old Computer Stuff
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The other day at work, a colleague who sits opposite my desk was replacing an old, broken hard drive from his Mac. As many of you will know, these things are about ten inches by about four or five inches, maybe an inch and a half deep and weigh sometimes a few pounds. All circuit boards, metal, magnets. What happens with all that stuff when it’s old and broken?

This was the very question I was asking myself when my colleague was just about to toss it in the trash. I said — no! There are places that recycle old computer parts and defunct technology. So I thought maybe it would help a bunch of you — because if you are reading, then most likely you have a computer. And thusly, eventually, it will be ready for the bin. Continue reading →

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